Ranked as the No. 1 player in the 2022 IMG Academy Player Rankings, Elise Evans has lived up to lofty expectations in her first season of college soccer.

The Stanford Cardinal center back, who was named the TDS Freshman of the Year earlier in the week, is No. 1 in the Postseason Top 100 Freshmen list.

Aiming to higlight some of the top first-year players in the country, it's a talented group that recently competed in the Women's Division I season. Along with Evans, the top five includes College Cup stars Ally Lemos (UCLA) and Allyson Sentnor (North Carolina) and Gianna Paul (Alabama).

Check out the full postseason list.

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